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Show CAIRO, Egypt (KRT) er. The slogan: "We might look little, but if we unite, we can do something." One of the biggest handwritten messages said, "If we talk about Jews, it's If we talk about blacks, it's racism. But if they' insult Muhammad, it s freedom of expression. This is terrorism!" No government manipulated the tiny, peaceful protest in Cairo. No religious zealots capitalized on the outrage. It was just raw emotion expressed through ink on -- Students at Cairo University chose them weapons carefully as they7 prepared to vent anger Tuesday over the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. After weeks of watching the violent - even deadly -reactions of Muslims across the globe, the Egyptian students were determined that their protest would be different. They assembled an arsenal of black markers, skinny red pens and packs of colored pencils. Then, with broad strokes and dainty curlicues, they filled reams of paper with the fury, sadness and disgust they felt over the lampooning of Islam's mes- education credits they need to graduate due to this rule. GRADUATION from page tions to receive an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree while Dana Kelvington can help with an Associate of Applied Science degree. For- an Associate of Science in business degree, students should talk with Shari Gowers. As for the continued Associate 1 McClellan said the key7 to a smooth graduation is to plan in advance. He said he recommends students visit an adviser at the beginning of their of degree, contHasfurther. In addition, for the first time ever, DSC now offers students the opportunity to review their graduation progress online. Students have the ability to verify their graduation status by completing an online act Victor evaluation. The DSC website also provides a graduation checklist to further assist students. degree McClellan said students common mistakes "hen it comes to the graduation process that can easily be avoided by taking a few easy steps. make The process of applying fr graduation is quite simple, McClellan said. He said students should first check their total cred-hours. He said one main Problem students tend to discover is they have miscalculated the number of credits they believe they Pave earned toward a degree because all classes elow h the level are subtracted from their total 1000 results. All associate degrees at least 63 credits. require McClellan said any times students find ey are short on the num-e- r elective or general of ' expected graduation semester or even one semester before. While students can apply up until the last day of finals, Davenport said students incur risks the later the graduation application is submitted. She said many students find their names cannot be printed in the commencement program or the correct size of their cap and gown cannot be ordered in time when it is late. Davenport said the early' is set application deadlinewell as to help students as administrators have time to prepare for the big event. Multiple reports' are conducted to select those graduating with honors and announce the valedictorians. Therefore, she said as many applications as possible need to be comdate to pleted by the set gain accurate counts and statistics. Commencement will be held on May 5 at 6 p.m A commencement luncheon will take place at noon followed by the Rebel Awards ceremony at 2 p.m. at 5 Graduates will meet p.m. in the Gardner Center to line up. Please note that graduates will not meet in the Old Gym past parking lot as In current years due to theconditions. reconstruction paper, the same medium as the controversial Danish car- toonists. "As Muslims, it is important for us to know how the West views us so we know how to respond," said Mustafa law Mohammed, a student. "As the prophet, ' peace be upon him, said: He who wants to be safe from a people knows their language. An Islamic student group came up with the idea for the exhibition, and members said they were surprised at the outpouring from classmates. The display booth stands outside senger. The result was a somber campus display of political cartoons. One showed a Danish strongman struggling to balance weights labeled 'freedom of speech and "respect for religion." Another showed a man wrapped in a Danish flag cowering before a giant made up of Muslims carrying one anoth stick-figur- e the halls of the political science department, where students dropped by to doodle between classes. By midday' Tuesday, students had left dozens of drawings and statements such as They've crossed their limits and we've got to stop them" and Let us defend our dignity!" One student even had dug up quotations praising the prophet from the likes of' Irish play'wi-ighGeorge Bernard Shaw and French writer Alphonse de Lamartine. "When I first saw the cartoons, I was so angry, but you can t show your anger in a nonpeaceful manner, like shooting embassies or killing each other," said Riham Nagi, 21, a political science student who helped organize the display. "All the Egyptian students like this idea, but there are still some foreign students who come up and say it s a matter of freedom of speech They still don't accept that it (making fun of the prophet) was t. wrong. (c) 2006, Distributed by Knight RidderTribunc Information Services. DSC Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Prevention and Education T 0 L. i.v, A T LLwii wO-Ui-l- . Be Safe this Spring Break discover safty tips Wed. March 8th along the diagonal sidewalk 10 A.M. to P.M 1 Come visit the diagonal for fun. games, prizes and information! $ |